Cowboys RB Darren McFadden adjusting to life as a healthy scratch: 'I'm not going to be over here pouting'

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Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden (20) warms up but doesn't suit up before a game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colo. (Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)

FRISCO - Veteran running back Darren McFadden missed several games with injuries during his first seven seasons in the NFL with the Raiders, but he's having to adjust to life as a healthy scratch the first two games for the Cowboys.

McFadden served as Ezekiel Elliott's backup throughout the offseason and training camp, but the coaches decided to keep Alfred Morris active over McFadden the first two games of the season.

"It is what it is right now," McFadden said Thursday. "I just come out here and work every day and keep preparing and whenever they call my name I'm going to be ready.

"I'm as good as I'm going to be. I'm not going to be over here pouting about anything. I'll just keep coming to work like I do every day."

McFadden said coaches have told him it's a week-to-week situation in deciding which running back will be the backup on game days.

"I don't know how it's going to switch or when it's going to switch or whatever," McFadden said. "For me, I'm just going to keep preparing the same way that I do.

Morris hasn't played much the first two games. He was in for eight plays in the opener against the Giants and rushed four times for one yard. On Sunday at Denver, he was in for only one play and didn't get a carry.

In the preseason, Morris rushed 30 times for 158 yards and McFadden finished with 20 carries for 102 yards.

"I felt like I had a decent training camp. I was healthy all camp," McFadden said. "I felt like I had a decent preseason. Coaches made the decision, man. I'm not in the meetings when they talk about it. I'm sure they saw something. I can't take anything away from any of our backs. They all had great camps. I'm sure they seen something they wanted to do and they decided."